Sewing and Survival!

The summer term is nearing the end but that has not stopped the creativity in Class 4. With so much happening for the Year 6s recently, it has given some really nice time for the Year 5s to come together as a year group.  We spent time developing our sewing skills and I have seen SO much progress throughout the week.  We began by designing our cross stitch then we began...even threading the needle proved a challenge for some.  I am so impressed by the progress though that everyone has made and the absolute resilience they showed during the time too.  We were lucky to be joined by our Oaks who gave us a few extra pairs of hands to help untangle the knots on Tuesday morning!  

Whilst the Year 5s have been busy, the Year 4s have been too been completing their survival projects.  We have used clips form the BBC Human Planet series to develop our understanding about how people have to adapt to harsh climates and extreme environments around the globe in order to survive.  They then had to use their knowledge and notes to create a book creator project about survival in the Arctic, Deserts and the Mountains. They shot videos, used green screen to act key survival techniques, created PicCollages, added sound effects and experimented with different fonts and layouts too. The finished projects are so brilliant and full of so much great work that they are unfortunately too big to add on the blog!  I will make them available though at learning conferences for children to share these with you.

I am looking forward to celebrating all the achievements children have made throughout Class 4 with you on Thursday and Friday.  

Mrs McMillan